Clerical workers who have been without a contract for 17 months hit the picket line this afternoon at several terminals spread across the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. Around noon, office clerks began staging an...
Read MoreInternational Longshore and Warehouse Union office clerical workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach broke off negotiations with 14 marine terminals and shipping line employers, opening up the possibility of a labor action....
Read MoreFremantle Ports, the operator of the harbor servicing the Western Australian state capital of Perth, said a 48-hour strike by a labor union demanding higher wages began today. Shipping movements haven’t been affected. Western...
Read MoreA New York-New Jersey terminal operator unveiled plans for labor-saving technology in an expansion set to open in 2014, but the president of the International Longshoremen’s Association said he’ll resist job cuts. ILA President...
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